#idmon malin

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started as a warm up

made it angsty

look what you’ve turned into

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The Malin cousins! From left to right: Danni, Kettil, Tea, Mats, Idmon and Kaina.

Character introductions under the cut

Daniella “Danni” Malin-Flett (née Malin) Born: 1956

First child of Hakon and Lone Malin. With both her sibling being rather non-conforming according to pureblood standards, Danni took it upon herself very early to be the picture perfect daughter and heir so that Tea and Kettil could continue to be themselves in any way they wanted to. As such, she sets higher standards for herself than her parents ever could, and even though she’s the epitome of maturity and composure, as well as a largely successful duelling champion, nothing she does will ever be good enough to her. Her earrings change according to the phases of the moon.

Tea Malin Born: 1958

Second child of Hakon and Lone Malin. Tea (pronounced Te-ah) is very much a free spirit and a traveler at heart. She hardly spends any time at home, choosing instead to travel the world to experience as much of it as it as she can, both muggle and magic. When she runs out of money, she goes home and works at her uncle Viljar’s shop Olivkvisten until she has the funds to travel again. She runs by her own clock - always late, but never failing to show up in the end. Quite adept at broom-racing. Has a scary accurate gut-feeling when it comes to the weather.

Kettil Malin Born: 1961

Third child of Hakon and Lone Malin. Everyone was convinced Kettil (pronounced Shet-ill) was a squib until he finally displayed magic at the late age of 13. What people don’t know is that he bargained with a spiritus to get those abilities - a dark creature who stole them from someone else to give to Kettil - in a moment of fear, as he was a squib born to a very traditional pureblood family during the first wizarding war. The white of his hair is a result of his body trying to reject the foreign magic - something that still causes him to have spouts of accidental magic and fainting spells. That hasn’t put a damper on his spirit though (unfortunately). He’s still as smart-mouthed as he is accident prone, happily talking back to the wrong people and tripping over air like it’s his day job. Has a huge interest in magic artifacts, dark ones especially. His favourite is a Troll Ball he’s affectionately named Trulsa and uses to torment his sisters with constantly.

Mats Seipel Born: 1971

While technically not related to the Malins, Mats’ folks have always been neglectful of him, so he’s come to strike up a strong father-son relationship with Viljar that has him invited to all the family gatherings. Even so, he’s a rather private person who’d rather not talk about himself if he can help it. Slow to trust and used to his own company, it takes a while for Mats to open up and make nice with strangers, but for the ones who break through his standoffish exterior, he makes for a very loving and trustworthy friend. Has heterochromia, but despises the attention it attracts, so he keeps his left eye hidden behinds his bangs. He could use glamours to hide it, but his skin is overly sensitive to them - they make him break out in hives.

Jacob “Idmon” Malin Born: 1965

First child of Sigurd and Lucy Malin. They say Idmon used to be remembered fondly among his peers, before the Cursed Vaults drove him mad. The truth, naturally, is a bit more complex than that. While kind-hearted, Idmon also suffered from severe anxiety that gradually turned him into a chronic liar and people-pleaser who changed personality and opinion on the fly based on who was around to hear. It wasn’t a thing done out of malice, but rather a fear of rejection and confrontation. Between that, his natural legilimency, the Cursed Vaults, and R, it was really no wonder he ended up a nervous, paranoid mess. To himself, he’s twenty nervous habits and one hell of an obsessive personality trait crammed into a gryffindor uniform that ultimately feels undeserved. Everything about him is fake, fake, fake, he’s tricking everyone into thinking he’s a good person when in reality he’s a manipulative coward, oh Merlin, he’s awful-- 

Drakaina “Kaina” Malin Born: 1973

Second child of Sigurd and Lucy Malin. Kaina is very bold in everything she does. She’s a dangerous combination of being brave to the point of stupidity, having a strong sense of what's "right," and no regards for authority figures or rules. She’s social and loud and for the most part optimistic and happy, but with a temper that can swing to all kinds of extremes at the drop of a hat. Emotionally driven and good at reading people thanks to her natural legilimency, Kaina is just content with surrounding herself with people. She has a strong protective streak as well as obsessive tendencies, and needs to be needed, otherwise she’s not happy. Unfortunately, this can make her pushy, since she doesn’t really know how to be a friend without having something to fix, so she often inserts herself in situations where she isn’t wanted and doesn't belong.